The differential success in the reproduction, of an organism, in a given environment, is :

1.Adaptation2.Natural Selection
3.Adaptive radiation4.Saltatory evolution

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Match List-I with List-II:

List-I List-II
(a) Adaptive radiation (i) Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides
(b) Convergent evolution (ii) Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale
(c) Divergent evolution (iii) Wings of Butterfly and Bird
(d) Evolution by anthropogenic action (iv) Darwin Finches


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
2. (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
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Which statement most accurately reflects what population geneticists refer to as "fitness"?

1.  Fitness is the measure of an organism's adaptability to various habitats.
2.  Fitness reflects the number of mates each individual in the population selects.
3.  Fitness refers to the relative health of each individual in the population.
4.  Fitness is a measure of the contribution of a genotype to the gene pool of the next generation.
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According to the Darwinian concept of evolution, a giraffe has a long neck because:

1. it was always like that since the beginning
2. during evolution the number of cervical vertebrae got increased
3. its ancestors stretched their necks to get food
4. ancestral giraffes with longer necks got more food and left more surviving offspring

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Which one of the following sequences was proposed by Darwin and Wallace for organic evolution?   

1. Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection
2. Variations, constancy of population size, overproduction, natural selection
3. Overproduction, constancy of population size, variations, natural selections
4. Variations, natural selection, overproduction, constancy of population size
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What causes the ‘struggle for existence?

1. overproduction and imbalance with available resources
2. innate competitive tendencies
3. the decrease in the environmental carrying capacity
4. territories and dominance hierarchies

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Consider the following statements:

I:  Nature selects for fitness.
II:  Fitness is based on characteristics that are inherited.
III:   Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and get selected by nature.

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III
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Given below are four statements (A-D) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in two statements

Statements:

(A) Wings of butterflies and birds look alike and are the results of ____(i), evolution
(B) Miller showed that CH4, H2, NH3, and ____(i), when exposed to electric discharge in a flask resulted in the formation of ____(ii).
(C) Vermiform appendix is a ____(i) organ and an ____(ii) evidence pf evolution.
(D) According to Darwin evolution took place due to ____(i)and ____(ii) of the fittest.
 

Options:

1. (A) - (i) convergent, (B) - (ii) oxygen, (ii) nucleosides
2. (B) - (i) water vapour, (ii) amino acids, (C) - (i) rudimentary (ii) anatomical
3. (C) - (i) vestigial, (ii) anatomical, (D) - (i) mutations, (ii) multiplication
4. (D) - (i) small variations, (ii) survival, (A) - (i) convergent

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Which of the following is not a finding observed by Darwin, when he landed on the Galapagos Islands?

1. Woodpeckers were absent on the islands
2. The island species resembled the mainland species
3. Islands contain more different species of finches than the mainland
4. The corresponding size of the species was smaller on the islands than the species on the mainland

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What was the main point of difference between Darwin and Hugo de Vries regarding evolution?
 
1. Darwin did not believe in the inheritance of acquired traits while Hugo de Vries did.
2. Evolution for Darwin was gradual while Hugo de Vries believed mutation caused speciation.
3. Evolution for Darwin was a stochastic process and for Hugo de Vries was a determinist process.
4. Fitness for Darwin was reproductive fitness and for Hugo de Vries was physical fitness.
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